Deschamps, Zidane head FIFA award nominees

Zurich - Didier Deschamps and Zinedine Zidane lead the 11 candidates in a likely French domination of FIFA's best men's coach award.

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Deschamps led France to win the World Cup, and his 1998 World Cup-winning team-mate Zidane coached Real Madrid to a third straight Champions League title.

Zidane, who has since left Madrid, won the FIFA award last year.

FIFA says its expert panel picked five World Cup coaches among the contenders. They include all four semi-finalists - Deschamps, Zlatko Dalic, Roberto Martinez and Gareth Southgate - plus Russia's Stanislav Cherchesov.

Pep Guardiola is nominated for leading Manchester City to a runaway English Premier League title win.

Later Tuesday, FIFA publishes candidate lists for the men's and women's best player awards.

The winners will be announced in London on September 24 and are voted by national coaches and captains, plus media from FIFA's 211 member countries, and fans voting online.

OFFICIAL | The nominees for #TheBest FIFA Men’s Coach 2018:
Massimiliano Allegri
Stanislav Cherchesov
Zlatko Dalic
Didier Deschamps
Pep Guardiola
Jurgen Klopp
Roberto Martinez
Diego Simeone
Gareth Southgate
Ernesto Valverde
Zinedine Zidane

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— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) July 24, 2018